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Intuitive shooting questions
Pat B:
Flexibility is the secret. You have to start with the fundamentals but once you get those down anything goes...and in some hunting situations you have to shoot from weird angles and if the fundamentals are in place, you can make the shot.
hawkbow:
I agree completely with Pete and Pat...gat the basics down to a science, then practice from every possible position and angle. when that huge bull elk walks by at ten yards directly below you between two rimrocks on a steep mountainside... you will be able to make the shot with confidence..Hawk a/ho
hedgeapple:
I work a 3 or 4 days a month delivering office furniture for a friends company. Many of the more expensive office chairs are packed with scrap pieces of form, some are 24" x 24" x 4". I've been saving those large piece to set up for a walking course around my farm. This way I can practice alot of differnet elevations and angles.
Pat B:
Take every shot opportunity and situation you can imagine while practicing. Take long shots, lay down flat on your belly and shoot, shoot through a small hole in a bush or try to sneak one along side a tree without hitting the tree. Use your imagination. You may never use most of these situations in a real hunting situation but if it shows up, you've been there. Getting good at long shots will really help your hunting distance shots.
Kegan:
Some things to consider...
When you pracitce form, make sure it's the most comfortable and easily reproduceable. It will be easier to ingrain itno your muscle memory, and will allow you to shoot mroe quickly in the actual instance, and will still be ingrained (at least in your upper body) every time you make a shot- standard position or not.
A bow, with properly tuned arrows, shoots straight. Not at an angle, not off to the side. Just straight. Even the ones that aren't centershot.
So if you make a point to note the arrow in your peripheral vision (gap shooting and split-vision), you will be able to "map" the arrow's flight before you shoot it. And if you miss, you have something to imporve upon next shot.
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